A recreational vehicle was spotted being swept away by a gushing river in southwest Virginia on September 27, after remnants of Hurricane Helene brought widespread flooding to the region.
This footage was filmed by Benjamin Laparra, who said he captured it near the town of Fries while traveling through the area last Friday.
“We were at the dam, taking photos and videos of the amount of water, and there was a guy telling us that there were a couple RV campers rolling down the river,” Laparra told Storyful.
“My girlfriend and I were going up there for a weekend. The weather just kinda hit us on Friday pretty bad. We had no electricity or WiFi, so couldn’t really get in contact with our families. But overall, we got through the weekend,” he added.
By September 30, at least two deaths in the state were known to be caused by the storm, local media said, citing local officials. Credit: Benjamin Laparra via Storyful
Video transcript
All right.
Yeah.
Oh, disappoint it destroyed, like, all into a million pieces.
That’s why you have insurance.
Yeah.
Really?
Yeah, I’m just going, it’s destroyed by all into a million pieces, but that’s why you have insurance.
Oh, really?
Yeah, just came back.
Ok.
It’s destroyed by all into a million pieces.
That’s why you have insurance.
